ROTC drills held around the area

Last month the group hosted the 10th annual Memorial Master Chief Petty Officer McFarland drill meet. Nease NJROTC sponsors the meet held in honor of Master Chief Petty Officer Russell A. McFarland an NJROTC instructor from Nease High School who passed away from a brain tumor in 2003.

The event challenged area schools from Florida and Georgia, as they competed at various inspection, drill, academics and athletic events .

More than 600 competed in this event run by volunteers, including 180 Nease cadets, more than 100 active duty military personnel and more than 60 NJROTC parents.

The results are as follows with the schools listed in first through fifth place order for each event.

Nease NJROTC cadets showed a strong performance last month at the ED White ROTC NS-1 Drill Meet. The events test NS-1 (first year student cadets) in many disciplines. Results are listed below first through third place in order.

Individual/team results:

■ Personal Inspection: Orange Park, Terry Parker, Nease.

■ Unarmed Basic: Terry Parker, Nease, First Coast.

■ Team Academics: Nease, Orange Park, Terry Parker.

■ Color Guard: Fleming Island, Mandarin, Nease

Athletic results:

■ 16x100: Terry Parker, First Coast, Lee.

■ 8x220: Terry Parker, Fleming Island, Lee.

■ Dizzy Izzy: Orange Park, Cairo, Fleming Island.

■ Circle Race: Mandarin, Fleming Island, Nease.

■ Obstacle Course: Mandarin, Cairo, Lee.

■ Drill overall results: Nease, Terry Parker, Fleming Island.

■ Athletic overall results: Terry Parker, Lee, First Coast

Fleming Island

At Fleming Island Nease NJROTC Cadets competed against other area high schools graded in categories of personnel inspection, academics, armed/unarmed drill, and athletics.